| Date | 28 July 1952 |
|---|---|
| Location | Helsingin Uimastadion, Helsinki |
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jack Wardrop |  GBR | 4:43.7 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Yasuo Tanaka |  JPN | 4:44.3 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Gotfryd Gremlowski |  POL | 4:49.0 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Jo Bernardo |  FRA | 4:53.5 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Pentti Ikonen |  FIN | 4:55.7 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Geoffrey Marks |  SRI | 5:15.2 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Georg Mascetti |  SAA | 5:31.2 |
